Weather Alert
McDowell County, NC
Status: Alert Ended
Start: 5/25/26 9:26 PM
End: 5/26/26 12:06 AM
Dur: 02:40
Canceled 5/26/26 12:06 AM

Flood Advisory issued May 25 at 9:26PM EDT until May 26 at 12:15AM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC

* WHAT...
Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.

* WHERE...
Portions of piedmont and western North Carolina, including the following counties, in piedmont North Carolina, Catawba and Cleveland. In western North Carolina, Burke, McDowell and Rutherford.

* WHEN...
Until 1215 AM EDT.

* IMPACTS...
Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
Water over roadways.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 921 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Hickory, Morganton, St. Stephens, Longview, Valdese, Salem, Icard, Drexel, Hildebran, Connelly Springs, Rutherford College, Glen Alpine, Rhodhiss, South Mountains State Park, Lake Rhodhiss, Hickory Regional Airport, Lake Hickory, Pleasant Grove, Dysartsville and Northlakes.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood



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